Hard Landscaping
Driveways, patios, paths, steps, walls and edging — the built structure of your garden, dug out and laid on properly compacted foundations.
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Landscaping & Driveway Services in Portsmouth
Everything below is done in-house by the same small team — hard landscaping, driveways, patios, fencing, walls and the clearance work that goes with them. Free quotes across Portsmouth and south-east Hampshire.
Garden Landscaping
Complete garden makeovers — levels, lawns, borders, turf, planting beds and the hard surfaces that tie it all together.
Read morePatio Installation
Indian sandstone, porcelain and concrete paving laid flat, level and pointed to last — by patio builders who do the groundwork properly.
Read moreBlock Paving
Driveways and paths in herringbone, stretcher bond or basketweave, with proper edge restraints and kiln-dried sand joints.
Read moreResin Driveways
Seamless, permeable resin-bound surfacing — smooth underfoot, no loose stones and no weeds coming through.
Read moreGarden Paving
Paths, stepping stones, seating areas and utility hardstanding, matched to the paving you already have.
Read moreFencing
Closeboard, feather-edge and panel fencing on concrete or timber posts, set plumb and properly concreted in.
Read moreGarden Walls
Retaining walls, boundary walls and raised beds in brick, block or sleepers — built on real footings.
Read moreGarden Clearance & Removals
The removals half of the business — garden clearances, waste, rubble and timber taken away and the site left swept.
Read moreHard Landscaping in Portsmouth
Driveways, patios, paths, steps, walls and edging — the built structure of your garden, dug out and laid on properly compacted foundations.
As a hard landscaper in Portsmouth, most of our work is the part you never see once it is finished. A patio or driveway is only as good as what sits under it, so every job starts with a dig-out to the right depth, a compacted MOT Type 1 sub-base and a laying course set to a proper fall. Get that right and the surface stays flat, drains properly and does not sink at the edges two winters later.
What's included
- Full excavation and sub-base preparation
- Type 1 MOT hardcore, compacted in layers
- Falls set so water runs away from the house
- Drainage channels and soakaways where they are needed
Garden Landscaping in Portsmouth
Complete garden makeovers — levels, lawns, borders, turf, planting beds and the hard surfaces that tie it all together.
Garden landscaping is where the whole space gets rethought rather than patched. We take gardens that have got away from their owners, clear them back to bare ground, sort the levels and drainage, then rebuild with a mix of lawn, paving and planting that suits how you actually use the space. Small courtyards in Southsea through to family gardens in Cosham and Waterlooville.
What's included
- Overgrown gardens stripped back and re-levelled
- Turfing and artificial grass installation
- Raised beds, borders and planting areas
- Topsoil, membrane and decorative aggregates
Patio Installation in Portsmouth
Indian sandstone, porcelain and concrete paving laid flat, level and pointed to last — by patio builders who do the groundwork properly.
A patio should still be flat in ten years. Ours are laid on a full wet mortar bed over a compacted sub-base — never five dabs of mortar under each slab, which is the usual reason slabs rock, crack or come loose. Porcelain gets a slurry primer so it actually bonds. Joints are filled with a brush-in compound that resists weeds without going brittle.
What's included
- Indian sandstone, porcelain and riven paving
- Full mortar bed, not spot-and-dab
- Brushed or resin jointing compound
- Steps, edging and low retaining walls
Block Paving in Portsmouth
Driveways and paths in herringbone, stretcher bond or basketweave, with proper edge restraints and kiln-dried sand joints.
Block paving is still the most practical driveway surface in Portsmouth — it takes the weight, individual blocks can be lifted and re-laid if a service needs digging up, and it looks right on almost any house. Herringbone is the pattern that resists vehicle movement best, which is why we lay it on driveways as standard and keep the neater bonds for paths and patios.
What's included
- 45° and 90° herringbone for driveways
- Concrete haunched edge restraints
- Kiln-dried sand or jointing compound
- Charcoal, brindle, buff and mixed-tone blocks
Resin Driveways in Portsmouth
Seamless, permeable resin-bound surfacing — smooth underfoot, no loose stones and no weeds coming through.
Resin-bound surfacing is stone mixed with clear resin and trowelled out to a smooth, seamless finish. Because it stays permeable, rainwater drains straight through instead of running off onto the pavement. It works over a suitable existing base or a new one we lay for you, and it is the easiest driveway surface to keep clean — a brush and an occasional wash is genuinely all it needs.
What's included
- Resin-bound over a suitable prepared base
- Permeable, so surface water drains through
- Smooth, level finish with no loose gravel
- A wide range of aggregate colours and blends
Garden Paving in Portsmouth
Paths, stepping stones, seating areas and utility hardstanding, matched to the paving you already have.
Not every job is a whole garden. A lot of what we do is the smaller practical stuff — a path down the side of the house that stops turning to mud, a level base for a shed or hot tub, a bin store off the driveway, or extending an existing patio and matching the slabs in. Same groundwork standards, whatever the size.
What's included
- Garden paths and side-access routes
- Stepping stones set into lawn or gravel
- Bin stores, shed bases and hardstanding
- Repairs and extensions to existing paving
Fencing in Portsmouth
Closeboard, feather-edge and panel fencing on concrete or timber posts, set plumb and properly concreted in.
Fencing on the south coast takes a beating, so how the posts go in matters more than the panels do. We set posts in concrete to the right depth, use gravel boards to keep timber out of wet ground, and line everything through so the run is straight and level. Old fencing and the concrete footings come away with us.
What's included
- Closeboard and feather-edge fencing
- Lap and hit-and-miss panels
- Concrete posts, gravel boards and timber posts
- Gates, trellis toppers and old fence removal
Garden Walls in Portsmouth
Retaining walls, boundary walls and raised beds in brick, block or sleepers — built on real footings.
Garden walls fail for one of two reasons: no proper footing, or no way for water to get out from behind them. We dig and pour a concrete footing below the frost line, and retaining walls get a drainage layer and weep holes so water pressure never builds up behind the brickwork. Sloping gardens across Portsdown Hill get terraced this way all the time.
What's included
- Retaining walls to hold back changes in level
- Brick and block boundary walls
- Sleeper and gabion raised beds
- Coping stones, piers and rebuilds
Garden Clearance & Removals in Portsmouth
The removals half of the business — garden clearances, waste, rubble and timber taken away and the site left swept.
Clearance is where a lot of our landscaping jobs begin, and it is a service in its own right. Overgrown gardens, old decking and fence panels, sheds, rubble, general household junk — it gets loaded, taken away and disposed of, and you get the space back. No job too big or too small, as the sign says.
What's included
- Garden and property clearances
- Timber, rubble and green waste removal
- Single items, part loads and full van loads
- Site cleared ready for landscaping to start
Free, no-obligation quote
Not sure which option suits your garden?
Tell us what you want the space to do and we will talk you through the sensible choices — and what each one costs.